Mega dinghy carrying NEW RECORD number of illegal migrants reaches Britain as 230 cross Channel

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This is an invasion!' Zia Yusuf launches furious tirade as record number of migrants enter Britain on mega dinghy.

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Zia Yusuf has launched a furious tirade on the "invasion" of Britain by illegal migrants following a record number crossing on a single mega dinghy.Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK Home Affairs spokesman made clear that under a Reform Government, not a "single unauthorised vessel will make it to our shores".Across this weekend alone, more than 950 small boat migrants arrived in Dover, GB News exclusively revealed.Amongst those 950 was a record-breaking mega dinghy, carrying 230 illegal migrants on a single vessel.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Reacting to the latest figures, Mr Yusuf told GB News that calling the issue a "small boats crisis" is now an "obsolete term".He said: "The invasion of Britain continues and calling it a small boats crisis, even that's an obsolete term now.

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Even the term mega dinghy is something of an oxymoron, isn't it?

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The boats are getting bigger, records are being broken."It was only last week that you reported 165, which is already a new record.

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WATCH: Nigel Farage warns that Britain will soon see 'thousands' of illegal migrants crossing the Channel daily.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has warned that Britain will soon see "thousands" of illegal migrants entering the country on a daily basis.Speaking to GB News reporter Keith Bays, Mr Farage said: "I have to say, I just find the sheer levels of inaction from both this and the previous Government...

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they confront these huge issues and they appear to be incapable of doing anything to solve the problems."A mega dinghy is not a dinghy, is it?

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A: This is an invasion!' Zia Yusuf launches furious tirade as record number of migrants enter Britain on mega dinghy.

B: Zia Yusuf has launched a furious tirade on the "invasion" of Britain by illegal migrants following a record number crossing on a single mega dinghy.Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK Home Affairs spokesman made clear that under a Reform Government, not a "single unauthorised vessel will make it to our shores".Across this weekend alone, more than 950 small boat migrants arrived in Dover, GB News exclusively revealed.Amongst those 950 was a record-breaking mega dinghy, carrying 230 illegal migrants on a single vessel.